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Advanced Medical Solutions Group (LSE:AMS) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) : 218.5 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Advanced Medical Solutions Group Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Advanced Medical Solutions Group's average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 218.5 Mil.


Advanced Medical Solutions Group Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advanced Medical Solutions Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) can be seen below:

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Advanced Medical Solutions Group Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Chart

Advanced Medical Solutions Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 216.84 217.83 218.31 219.48 219.29

Advanced Medical Solutions Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 218.53 218.80 220.16 220.03 218.55

Advanced Medical Solutions Group Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Calculation

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.

Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.

Please note: GuruFocus named Shares Outstanding (EOP) is the shares for that exact time point. It is usually used to calculate balance sheet related items, such as Book Value per Share, etc. While Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) and Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) are the weighted average shares over a period of time (a year, a quarter, or so). They are usually used to calculate income statement or cashflow statement related items, such as Earnings per Share (Diluted), etc.


Advanced Medical Solutions Group  (LSE:AMS) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Explanation

A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.


Be Aware

Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.


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Advanced Medical Solutions Group (LSE:AMS) Business Description

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Premier Park, 33 Road One, Winsford Industrial Estate, Winsford, Cheshire, GBR, CW7 3RT
U.K.-based Advanced Medical Solutions was founded in 1991 to design, develop, and manufacture advanced wound-care products for other healthcare manufacturers. AMS' key branded products include the ActivHeal franchise of hydrogel, hydrocolloid, foam, and alginate wound dressings. The firm also manufactures and markets a suite of branded products in surgical use, including the LiquiBand franchise for tissue adhesion and the Resorba line of sutures and collagen-based products for tissue repair. The firm derives approximately 60% of total revenue from branded products, with nonbranded contributing 40%.